Effect of fluid rheology on particle migration in a square-shaped microchannel

Microfluidics and Nanofluidics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 95-104

  Del Giudice, Francesco ^a,b   D’Avino, Gaetano ^b   Greco, Francesco ^c   Netti, Paolo A ^a,b   Maffettone, Pier Luca ^a,b  

^a ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microfluidic; Migration; Rheology; Shear thinning; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FLOW RATE; MICROCHANNELS; MICROFLUIDICS; NON NEWTONIAN FLOW; RHEOLOGY; SHEAR THINNING; VISCOELASTICITY; VISCOSITY;

CHANNEL CROSS SECTION; MICRO-FLUIDIC DEVICES; MIGRATION; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PARTICLE MANIPULATION; PARTICLE MIGRATION; SHEAR THINNING FLUIDS; VISCOELASTIC EFFECTS;

SHEAR FLOW;

EID: 84930872532     PISSN: 16134982     EISSN: 16134990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10404-015-1552-x     Document Type: Article

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